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Video chats over Zoom, Google Hangouts, FaceTime, Skype, and other platforms have grown commonplace as the nation follows shelter-in-place and stay-at-home orders from their local governments in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, you may find yourself making more appearances over video to stay connected to your clients and peers. In a recent article at The New York Times , design professionals weigh in on how to create a professional image over a webcam. Here are three of their recommendations. 1. Keep a neutral backdrop. For example, a console table with a lamp and a couple of books lying on it could suffice, or try just a vase of flowers in the background. “Find a place in the home that has the most neutral wall background,” Lauren Rottet, an interior designer with offices in Houston, Los Angeles, and New York, told The New York Times . She recommends planting yourself in front of a wall in light gray, light blue, off-white, darker blue, or beige. But try to avo...

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic more agents and vendors will opt for private sales as bans on gatherings have taken effect around the country. Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Tuesday that all in-room auctions and group open homes would cease from midnight Wednesday, leading the industry to take the events fully digital, with bidding done online or over the phone. In response, realestate.com.au has launched a digital inspections feature allowing prospective buyers and renters to do property tours remotely. The Ray White group confirmed its circa 1000 offices would host private auctions over online streaming platforms from Thursday, with auctioneers accepting bids over the phone or online. Private treaty sales would also continue. The McGrath network reported 134 properties were currently uploaded to its online auction platform, while LJ Hooker said it was also rolling out digital auctions across the country. If you’re not sure what this means for your property journey buyers...

Governor Zulum of Borno. Photo: TWITTER/GOVBORNO The Borno State government has said that some illegal residential and commercial buildings are to be pull down in Maiduguri metropolis. Other structures marked for demolition exercise by the newly established Executive Secretary, Borno Geographic Information Services Agency (BOGISA), Adam Bababe are in Jere council of the state. Speaking at the weekend in one of the Maiduguri demolition sites, he said that residents and commercial shop owners have already violated the State’s Land Use Act, which was passed last year by Borno State House of Assembly. Meanwhile, the 36 Governors, under the auspices of Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), resolved that all state Governors will liaise with Federal Government to implement the adaptation of Geospatial Data Policy (GEODP). Bababe said that BOGIS taskforce has embarked on profiling all petrol and gas stations in the metropolis Jere council areas. According to him, the profiling exercise; ...